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Bob Houghton
Position Current Technologies Lead/Senior Software Engineer/Developer and Web Developer Certifications: Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD), Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS), Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) (MCP ID #3451275) Languages: C# (Visual Studio for .Net 2008) IDE/Compilers: Visual Studio 2005/2008 (Team Server, Professional) Database Technologies: MS-SQL Server 2000/2005, ADO.NET, T-SQL Web: ASP.NET, D/HTML, JavaScript, IIS, Web Services, XML Software Design: UML (Unified Modeling Language), OOD (Object Oriented Design), Microsoft Visio, ModelMaker, Turbo Project Experience 10/2007–Present Axian Senior Software Engineer
Languages: C# (Visual Studio for .Net 2008, Team Server Edition) Databases: SQL Server 2000/2005 Other Tools/Technologies: D/HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET 2.0, SharePoint, AJAX, SharePoint Designer Built complicated ASP.NET applications for Axian’s largest client, a large sports apparel manufacturer. Built modules for managing RSS feeds, modules that dynamically build images for web pages using GDI+, custom HTTP handlers and modules, custom controls, WebParts, and email notification tools. Built various custom tools to enhance SharePoint. Used a wide array of techniques and tools such as SmartParts, WebParts, and SharePoint Designer. Mentored other software engineers by providing knowledge and expertise.
Beaverton, OR
5/2008 –Present
Oakhurst at Witch Hazel Village (Volunteer)
Hillsboro, OR
Treasurer, Board of Directors Elected, public office to make decisions on behalf of the residents of a community of 200 households. This includes maintaining a budget, holding public meetings, hearing and responding to community complaints, and approving funding for community projects.
06/2006–10/2007 Software Technology Group Senior/Lead Software Engineer
Languages: C# and VB.NET (Visual Studio for .Net 2005, Team Server Edition) Databases: SQL Server 2000/2005, Oracle 8i and 10g
Beaverton, OR
Other Tools/Technologies: D/HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET 2.0, Crystal Reports, VSS, Team Server, SSIS, BIDS Built a complicated, one-of-a-kind web application for recording golf scores, displaying demographics, and reporting trends for high-end golf professionals. This application includes modules for a golf course Point-of-purchase system, a custom fitting mechanism, video training tools, and general customer
tracking tools. This product uses C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript, AJAX, client side callbacks, cached data, multithreaded calls, custom composite controls, and many other advanced techniques not normally associated with a single web site and back-end Business Logic Layer. Technical lead for a project to build an ASP.NET/C# application to support a well known securities company. Spearheaded an effort to tie the ASP.NET presentation layer with a backend, third-party tool for managing analysis for various business sectors and companies. Created high level specifications, requirements documents, architectural designs, and time/resource estimates for projects in various phases of development. Assisted with various projects with a large book distributor working to update software written in several languages. Mentored other software engineers by providing knowledge and expertise.
01/2006–06/2006 ProDX/Hollywood Entertainment Senior Software Engineer
Design: UML, Microsoft Visio Languages: C# (Visual Studio for .Net 2005), PL/SQL Databases: SQL Server, Oracle
Wilsonville, OR
Other Tools/Technologies: StarTeam, D/HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET 2.0, Crystal Reports Designed and built a replacement for a payroll management system that manages payroll for over 25,000 employees using C# and ADO.NET.
2005–2006
Robert Half Technology/Provider Advantage
Beaverton, OR
Senior Software Engineer
Design: UML, Microsoft Visio, ModelMaker Languages: C# (Visual Studio for .Net 2003/2005), Delphi 7 Databases: SQL Server, Firebird, Paradox Other Tools/Technologies: Photoshop, VSS (Visual Source Safe), D/HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET Designed and built a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for an EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) system using C#, ASP.NET, Web Services, MSMQ, UML, and OOD principles. Introduced newer technologies and concepts for Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), specifically distributed processing, message oriented middleware, and Object Request Brokers (ORB) like COM+ and Web Services. Introduced the .Net framework and C# to their development team, rewriting some of their principled infrastructure in C# and ASP.NET. Architected a replacement for a legacy product using industry standard principles like OOD, UML, and .Net. Gathered high-level requirements, wrote use cases, various UML diagrams, and a project plan. Created cost and resource estimates, and created conceptual designs that follow a course of action that meets the need to reduce costs and bring the product to market quickly. Designed, built, and implemented custom ASP.NET components as needed for ASP.NET applications. Recommended, installed, and implemented a Version Control System (Visual Source Safe), and taught developers how to use version control. Prior to his involvement at this client, developers did not have a Version Control System. Introduced various design concepts not previously used. Lectured on base UML, and encouraged developers to expand their use of OOP/OOD. Taught courses on ASP.NET, C#, and the .Net Framework. Used experience working on many different projects and with many different technologies to recommend strategy for the design of various products.
2003–2005 QMedtrix Senior Software Engineer
Portland, OR
Design: UML, Microsoft Visio, ModelMaker Languages: Delphi 6 & 7, C# (Visual Studio for .Net 2000), MS-SQL Server 2000 Databases: MS-SQL Server 2000 Introduced, designed, and developed low level tools used to implement a distributed environment. Designed and built wrappers for MSMQ and COM+ in order to simplify it enough to be used by other developers. Documented and created policy for architecting software, specifically using UML (Unified Modeling Language). Encouraged the use of UML, OOD and other concepts, and received approval to introduce it to the staff. Recommended strategy to QMedtrix to create products that were designed to meet long-term goals as well as short-term goals. Contributed to an effort to integrate a C# based application to QMedtrix’s base application written in Delphi. Wrote C# libraries and test application. Assisted with integration issues between legacy Delphi applications and C# applications. Tasked to research and prototype various technologies and concepts in an effort to improve legacy applications. Designed and built Delphi VCL controls to simplify Windows development efforts, and to standardize the look-and-feel for several projects.
2002–2003 Hollywood Entertainment Programmer/Analyst IV
Design: UML, Microsoft Visio, ModelMaker
Wilsonville, OR
Languages: Delphi 5, 6 & 7, C for Unix/Linux, Perl, Oracle 7.3/8i PL/SQL, C# (Visual Studio for .Net 2002) Held a senior position designing, creating and maintaining internal applications at Hollywood Entertainment, the corporation that owns and runs all Hollywood Video stored in the United States, and grossed over $1.5 billion dollars in 2002. Analyzed issues, engineered solutions, managed research projects, and mentored other employees. Technical lead for a $1,000,000 project to create an EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) infrastructure. Wrote the high-level architecture for the project, and spearheaded all other design work. rd Managed research into the various 3 party technologies eventually used in the project, i.e., Windows 2003 (beta), Biztalk, Data Junction, JMS, MSMQ, C#, and .Net. Member of a review board that sought methods to improve product quality. Instrumental in the adoption of newer development principles and tools like RUP (Rational Unified Process), UML, multi-tiered architecture, and component based architecture. Recommended and initiated efforts to migrate core applications to C# and Java. Designed and built an event management system to track messages exchanged between the 2,600 Point-Of-Sale workstations located at stores scattered throughout the United States.
1998–2002
Hotel Software Systems & Houghton Software
Portland, OR
Lead/Senior Software Developer
Design: UML, Microsoft Visio, ModelMaker, Turbo Project, Microsoft Project Languages: Delphi 5, 6 & 7, C for Unix/Linux, FlagShip, Kylix, Web (CGI, Javascript, HTML), Visual Studio Hotel Software Systems o Designed and built various applications to support a Property Management System (PMS) for the hospitality industry for an application used in over 5,000 hotels around the world. As lead developer, instrumental in taking products from conception to shrink-wrap. Designed and developed communication interfaces to share information between the PMS system and various embedded devices. Assisted system administrators, contract developers, and technical support for Linux/Unix issues that could not be solved internally or by technical support for the Linux/Unix vendor.
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Houghton Software, Owner (60% Hotel Software Systems, 40% Other Contracts) o Designed and developed software for other companies within the healthcare and hospitality industry. Projects include communication interfaces, data portals, report distribution systems, Healthcare Claim/Bill Adjudication Systems, and Hotel Central Reservation Systems. Implemented a strategy to market services to those in the healthcare industry affected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Designed and developed many different applications to include a worker’s compensation adjudication system and various thin client portals for legacy systems. Designed and developed 50+ data interfaces and ETL tools to include support for HL7 and X12.
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1997-1998 Software Engineer
Peregrin Technologies
Hillsboro, OR
Languages: C for Unix/Linux, Web (CGI, HTML), Visual FoxPro Redesigned and built software in support of the OMEN project for the OMA (Oregon Medical Association). Designed and built software to connect various data providers, like OMAP and Oregon Regence/Blue Cross, to Peregrin Technology. Designed and developed mechanisms to transfer data between healthcare providers and insurance providers using various techniques like TCP/IP interfaces, complex data integration, and screen scraping. Wrote a series of software applications that were eventually sold and valued at around $5,000,000.
1996-1997
United Grocers
Clackamas, OR
Senior Technical Support & System Administrator
Provided upper-level technical support for servers at over 250 grocery stores throughout the Pacific Northwest. Administered a variety of different mission critical Unix servers.
1/1985-4/1992
United States Air Force
Germany
Law Enforcement/Security Specialist
Performed law enforcement and security tasks for the United States Air Force. For four years, held a position as a Security Police Automated Systems monitor tasked to manage all computer hardware and software assets at the 7502 Munitions Support Squadron. Wrote software applications in dBase III to automate processes not normally handled by existing products. Secured and protected nuclear weapons. A member of an elite security force protecting deployed GLCM (Ground Launch Cruise Missile) assets for the 38 TMW (Tactical Missile Wing), 38 MDS (Missile Defense Squadron), often known as a GLCM Ranger. Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD): Web Developer Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Web Applications University of Maryland, Criminal Justice (Norvenich Air Base, Germany) City Colleges of Chicago, Law Enforcement (Norvenich Air Base, Germany) Community College of the Air Force, Industrial Security United States Air Force Security Police Academy, Law Enforcement/Industrial Security Portland Community College, Emergency Dispatch Operations Microsoft, Windows NT 4.0 Certification Sonic Software, SonicMQ/ESB Developer’s Course
Education
Data Junction, Developer’s Course
Past Technologies
Languages: VB.NET, C for Unix, Pascal, Visual FoxPro, Dbase (III+ and IV), Perl, Clipper, Borland Delphi, and Flagship IDE/Compilers: Visual Studio 2002/2003/2005/6.0, Borland Delphi, Borland Kylix, GCC, G++ Database Technologies: Oracle, Interbase, Firebird, MySQL, Visual FoxPro, PL/SQL Web: CGI, Apache, SOAP, XML, XSLT, ActiveX, Photoshop Other Technologies: EAI, DCOM, COM, COM+, MSMQ, Windows Services
Quotes
In my opinion, you're the best ASP.NET developer we have. Period. I learned a lot working with you on this project. – Tyler Holmes